Tag - Svetlana Khorkina

You know you want some more of Khorkina’s craziness and today I’m granting your wish. I am currently doing an unofficial translation of Svetlana Khorkina’s first book “Flick Flacks in High Heels” and...

Hey there, I’m Luba from the Gymnovosti website.
I’ve been writing and translating stuff about gymnastics since 2012, for all sorts of blogs, and in May 2016 I created Gymnovosti.
The English version of the website brings you...

Yesterday, the International Olympic Committee made a decision to ban Russia as a country from participating in the 2018 Winter Olympics as a punishment for the state-sponsored doping. Since then, multiple Russian athletes...

Svetlana Khorkina continues speaking out against WADA, IOC and the doping scandal.
She appeared on the national tv talking about the latest news that WADA still considers RUSADA non-compliant and the Russia can face repercussions...

The IOC is supposed to decide in December whether Russia will be allowed to participate in Winter Olympics in 2018 and whether any punishment for the state-wide doping will be given. According to New York Times, one of the...

Svetlana Khorkina attended the World Championships in Montreal as a guest and shared her thoughts on the results with the media.
Q: Svetlana Vasilyevna, could you rate the performance of the Russian team at Montreal Worlds? 6...

Aliya Mustafina and Viktoria Komova will perform at Alexey Nemov’s gymnastics show “Legends of Sports: The Rise” on October 28th. The show combines artistic, rhythmic and acro routines and brings together...

Svetlana Khorkina, just as Valentina Rodionenko, was left unhappy with the judging in the WAG qualifications. However, she believes that if the judging will be fair in the all-around final, both Eremina and Melnikova have a...

Svetlana Khorkina gave an interview to Gazeta.ru taking mostly about the doping scandal and how Russia might be banned from the 2018 Winter Olympics. However, she also talked about the current state of Russian gymnastics. Here...